26th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090160690 | D/A CONVERTER CIRCUIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A D/A converter circuit which converts a digital signal of n bits into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal comprises: a plurality of D/A conversion processors, each of which converting a digital signal into an analog signal, the digital signal being made by dividing the n-bit digital signal at least into two; a plurality of output resistance regulators coupled to outputs of the plurality of respective D/A conversion processors; and an output signal generator generating the analog signal that forms an output of the D/A converter circuit based on outputs of the plurality of output resistance regulators. At least one of the D/A conversion processors is configured as a resistor string type D/A converter circuit including: a resistor string circuit which has a plurality of serially-coupled resistors and a plurality of switches, one end of each of the plurality of switches being coupled to one of coupling points of the plurality of resistors, and other ends of the plurality of switches being coupled together to form an output end; and a decode circuit which decodes the digital signal and generates a control signal that controls ON/OFF of the plurality of switches included in the resistor string circuit. Each of the plurality of output resistance regulators includes a variable resistance circuit which changes a resistance value to be substantially equal to an output resistance value of the D/A conversion processor, in accordance with a change in the output resistance value of the D/A conversion processor that is coupled to another output resistance regulator and configured as the resistor string type D/A converter circuit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160691 | Digital to Analog Converter Having Fastpaths - A resistor-based digital to analog converter (DAC) having mux fastpaths, which selectively connect a subset (or an entirety) of voltage divider nodes in a DAC to either a higher level of multiplexor hierarchy, or a DAC output node, effectively bypassing one or more levels of multiplexor devices. In addition, the fastpaths may selectively connect lower levels of multiplexor hierarchy to higher levels of multiplexor hierarchy and/or a DAC output node. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160692 | A/D CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An A/D conversion circuit includes an amplifier circuit that includes a plurality of amplifiers that are cascaded, a selector that selects one of output signals output from the plurality of amplifiers and outputs the selected output signal as a selector output signal, an A/D converter that A/D-converts the selector output signal output from the selector, a determination circuit that determines whether or not a voltage of the output signal output from each of the plurality of amplifiers is within a determination voltage range specified by a high-potential-side determination voltage and a low-potential-side determination voltage, and a control circuit that instructs the selector to select one of the output signals output from the plurality of amplifiers based on the determination result of the determination circuit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160693 | A/D CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An A/D conversion circuit includes a continuous-time filter that performs a filtering process on an input signal, an SCF that is provided in a subsequent stage of the continuous-time filter and performs a filtering process utilizing the continuous-time filter as a prefilter, a cut-off frequency of the SCF being variably set corresponding to a frequency band of the input signal, an A/D converter that is provided in a subsequent stage of the SCF and performs an A/D conversion operation utilizing the continuous-time filter and the SCF as prefilters, and a digital filter that is provided in a subsequent stage of the A/D converter and performs a digital filtering process utilizing the continuous-time filter and the SCF as prefilters, a cut-off frequency of the digital filter being variably set corresponding to the frequency band of the input signal. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160694 | Interaction with autonomous consumer electronics devices - Interaction with autonomous consumer devices involves representing, on a mobile device, a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile device. The target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with a target autonomous consumer electronics device. User composition of data targeted to the target entity is facilitated via a selected one of the applications. Selection of the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application is also facilitated. In response to the user action, the data is sent via a network to the autonomous consumer electronics device to cause the service of the autonomous consumer electronics device to respond to the data. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160695 | Remote control apparatus - A remote control apparatus is disclosed that includes a display unit, a remote control unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to: causes the display unit to display multiple select switch image items over an image; divide the image into multiple regions in correspondence with the multiple select switch image items; specify an operation position existing region as corresponding to one of the multiple regions that the operation position is positioned in; and configured to cause one select switch image items corresponding to the operation position existing region to appear as being in a selectable status. When the controller receives a select switch selection command from the remote control unit, the controller is configured to determine that the one select switch image item being in the selectable status is selected and the controller is configured to issue a device operation command. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160696 | CONFIGURABLE RADAR DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS OFDM TRANCEIVERS - The present invention relates generally to wireless transceivers, and more particularly but not exclusively to radar detection and avoidance methodologies for wireless devices including transceivers. In one or more implementations, a method for detecting radar operating in the unlicensed 5.25-5.35 and 5.47-10.725 GHz radio bands, using wireless devices, such as WiFi AP, are provided. A WiFi AP is used to automatically detect the presence of radar on all channels in these bands, alert all of its clients, and move to another channel that is known to be devoid of radar using one or more implementations. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN MICROWAVE MOTION SENSORS - A microwave sensor comprises an oscillator configured to generate a microwave signal at a pre-determined frequency, and an antenna configured to transmit the microwave signal and/or to receive reflected signals. The antenna is linear polarized at 45 degrees and the transmitted microwave signal has an electric field at 45 degrees to the plane of the horizontal. The microwave sensor further includes a signal processor coupled to the antenna and configured to process the reflected signals to determine a presence of a moving object. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160698 | ANTI-INTERFERENCE MICROWAVE MOTION SENSOR - A microwave motion sensor for protecting an area comprises an oscillator configured to generate a plurality of microwave signals, a random pulse generator configured to set a random pulse period for each transmitted microwave signal, an antenna configured to transmit the microwave signals and to receive reflected signals, and a signal processor coupled to the antenna through other circuitry, said signal processor is configured to process the reflected signals to determine a presence of a moving object in the protected area. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160699 | Time synchronization - A transmitter ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160700 | Monitoring and Mapping of Atmospheric Phenomena - A computerized system for mapping an atmospheric phenomenon in a geographic region. Multiple free-space electromagnetic communications links are previously distributed in the geographic region. The system includes an interface to monitoring mechanisms attached respectively to the free-space electromagnetic communications links. The monitoring mechanisms respectively monitor attenuation levels of the free-space electromagnetic communications links. A processor simultaneously processes the attenuation levels, and maps in the geographic region the atmospheric phenomenon. The simultaneous processing preferably applies a non-linear model which relates the attenuation levels the atmospheric phenomenon, and solves a tomographic problem based on the non-linear model and the attenuation levels. The tomographic problem is preferably solved by an interactive algorithm based on consecutive refinement and linear inversion at each iteration. Alternatively, an interpolation is performed based on respective inverse distance from the communications links. Preferably, the interpolation is further based on respective lengths of communications links. A data interface preferably provides to subscribers temporal information related to the atmospheric phenomenon within portions of the geographic region. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160701 | APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING TARGET SATELLITE IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus and method for identifying a target satellite in a satellite communication antenna. The apparatus includes: a power splitting unit for splitting a signal inputted through the satellite communication antenna to more than two signals; a tuner unit for receiving the split signals from the power splitting unit and passing only signal of a predetermined channel frequency band; an analog-to-digital converting unit for converting each of signal intensities passed in the tuner unit to a digital value; and a controlling and identifying unit for determining whether a satellite traced by the satellite communication antenna is a target satellite using each of the signal intensities of the predetermined channel frequency band inputted from the A/D converting means, and controlling an orientation direction of the satellite communication antenna. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160702 | METHOD FOR CROSSLINKING MULTIPLE GPS DEVICES - A crosslinked positioning method sets one of the intercommunicated positioning devices as a master and the remaining ones as slaves through a crosslink allocation. The method includes the steps of searching several devices at the same time, receiving IDs and comparing the IDs. The device with a higher ID is a master, and the other devices with a lower ID are slaves. The master and slaves perform a data link through a search mode, a call mode, a frequency hopping mode, a transmission power adjusting mode or a correction time mode. After the data link is accomplished, positioning data of the master and the slaves are displayed simultaneously on a screen. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160703 | Assistance to a mobile sps receiver - A method is described, for use with an SPS mobile terminal receiver | 2009-06-25 |
20090160704 | NAVIGATION RECEIVER - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing navigation signals received from multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS′). In a particular implementation, signals received from multiple GNSS′ may be processed in a single receiver channel. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160705 | TimeKeeping Device and Satellite Signal Reception Method for a Timekeeping Device - A timekeeping device has a reception unit that captures a positioning information satellite and receives satellite signals transmitted from the captured positioning information satellite, a time information generating unit that generates time information based on the satellite signal received by the reception unit, a time display unit that displays time information, and a reception control unit that controls the reception unit. The reception control unit includes a satellite capture control unit that controls the reception unit to run the positioning information satellite capture process, a signal condition detection unit that detects the signal condition of the captured positioning information satellite, a decoding control unit that controls the reception unit to apply a decoding process to the satellite signal transmitted from the captured positioning information satellite, and a reception channel setting unit that sets the reception unit to a single satellite mode or a multi-channel mode based on the signal condition detected by the signal condition detection unit, and the reception unit sets the number of positioning information satellites that can be simultaneously captured and decoded to 1 when set to the single satellite mode, and sets the number of positioning information satellites that can be simultaneously captured and decoded to more than 1 when set to the multi-channel mode. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANTENNA RADIATION PATTERN IN FRESNEL REGION - There is a provided a system for measuring an antenna radiation pattern in a Fresnel region, including: a fixed antenna and a movable antenna located in the Fresnel region to acquire a far-field radiation pattern; a moving unit for moving upward or downward to adjust a measuring angle of the movable antenna; a rotation unit to rotate a rotation shaft horizontally; a vector network analyzing unit for outputting an radio frequency (RF) signal to one of the fixed antenna and the movable antenna as a transmission antenna, receiving the RF signal received through the other one of the fixed antenna and the movable antenna as a receiving antenna, and detecting a complex value; a control and communication unit for controlling the vector network analyzing unit and a control unit, and performing a data communication; and the control unit for providing a vertical/horizontal rotation force to the moving unit and the rotation unit under a control of the control and communication unit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160707 | Beamforming in MIMO Systems - A beamforming method comprises transmitting a training sequence from a transmitter array employing a set of beamforming vectors from a beamforming codebook. A receive array employs a combining codebook to acquire channel state information from the received transmissions, and estimates a preferred beamforming vector and a preferred combining vector. At least the preferred beamforming vector (and, optionally, the preferred combining vector) is transmitted back to the transmitter array. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160708 | RADAR APPARATUS AND INTERFERENCE DETECTION METHOD - A radar apparatus having a transmit antenna which transmits a transmit wave, a receive antenna which receives a receive wave including a reflected wave reflected on a target of the transmit wave; and an interference detection unit which judges that interference has occurred, when, of the receive waves received by the receive antenna, an average value of received power corresponding to a large distance from the radar apparatus is a threshold value or more. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160709 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED POSITION LOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position-location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an embodiment, an access point may replace information (e.g., data) transmission by a “known” transmission (or “reference transmission”) at a predetermined time known to access terminals in the corresponding sectors. The access terminals may use the received reference transmission to perform a position-location measurement, and report back the measured information. The access point may also send a reference transmission on demand, e.g., in response to a request from an access terminal in need for a location-based service. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160710 | Method and apparatus for estimating location to support location based service of terminal in mobile communication system - A method and an apparatus for estimating a location to support a location based service of a terminal in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes receiving first reference signals from three base stations, calculating TDOAs, and solving a first equation using the TDOAs based on the first reference signals; when a solution of determining a location of a terminal based on the first equation is real or imaginary values, receiving second reference signals from the three base stations, calculating TDOAs, and solving a second equation using the TDOAs based on the second reference signals; and when a solution of determining the location of the terminal based on the second equation is real or imaginary values, determining the location of the terminal based on a relation between the first equation and the second equation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160711 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED WIRELESS DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION - Methods, devices, and systems are presented for integrated wireless device location determination. A method for determining location on a wireless device includes receiving a request for wireless device location and receiving a plurality of wireless network messages. Each message is transmitted from a wireless network edge device associated with one of a plurality of wireless networks. Further included is obtaining location measurement information from the received wireless network messages and obtaining location determining assistance information for each of the wireless networks associated with the received wireless network messages. The method further includes determining more than one wireless device location based on the location measurement information and the location determining assistance information, determining an integrated wireless device location based on the more than one wireless device location, validating and storing the integrated wireless device location. A method for determining wireless device location at a network device is also provided. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160712 | Apparatus and method - An apparatus including a first conductive cover portion defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the apparatus; an antenna element, connected to a feed point and arranged to operate in at least a first resonant frequency band; a conductive element, positioned between the interior surface of the first conductive cover portion and the antenna element, and arranged to couple with the first conductive cover portion, wherein the combination of the conductive element and the first conductive cover portion are operable in a second resonant frequency band, different to the first resonant frequency band and are arranged to be contactlessly fed by the antenna element. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160713 | Apparatus, methods and computer programs for wireless communication - An apparatus including a cover defining an exterior surface of the apparatus and including a first conductive cover portion; an antenna, connected to a feed point and configured to operate in at least a first resonant frequency band; a first conductive member; a second conductive member; and wherein the first and second conductive members are configured to couple with the first conductive cover portion, the combination of the first and second conductive members and the first conductive cover portion are operable in a second resonant frequency band, different to the first resonant frequency band and are configured to be contactlessly fed by the antenna. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160714 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE COMPRISING MULTI-FREQUENCY BAND ANTENNA AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first branch conductor having a first end connected adjacent the first end of the main loop conductor and having a second end defining a first feed point, and a second branch conductor having a first end connected adjacent the second end of the main loop conductor and a second end defining a second feed point. A third branch conductor has a first portion within the main loop conductor, and a second portion connected to the second feed point. A tuning branch conductor may have a first end connected to the main loop conductor between the respective first ends of the first and second branches. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160715 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING DUAL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR AND WIFI - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing. Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry is mounted on the circuit board. A first antenna is supported by the circuit board within the housing and operatively connected to the RF circuitry and configured for cellular phone communications. A second antenna is supported by the circuit board within the housing and operatively connected to the RF circuitry and configured for WiFi communications. The second antenna comprises an inverted-F or monopole antenna having an opening gap that is pointed away from the first antenna. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160716 | Wearable antenna - A wearable article of clothing and the like is configured to be worn by a person underwater or underground; An antenna. with at least one loop, is coupled to the wearable item. The antenna provides transmission or receipt of electromagnetic signals and has a size and geometry that maximizes antenna transmission area while minimizing a restriction on movement by the person wearing the wearable article. The antenna carries an alternating current that provides conductive attenuation and has three different field components. Each field component has a different geometric loss when moving a distance r from the antenna. R is a propagating distance from the antenna. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160717 | Antenna device and wireless device - There is provided with an antenna device including: a dipole element that includes a first linear element and a second linear element with each one end thereof being provided closely; a loop-shaped element that includes a third linear element and a fourth linear element provided approximately in parallel to the first linear element and the second linear element with each one end thereof being provided closely, and a fifth linear element with one end thereof being connected to the other end of the third linear element and the other end thereof being connected to the other end of the fourth linear element; and a feeding point feeding power to each one ends of the first linear element and the second linear element and to each one ends of the third linear element and the fourth linear element. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160718 | PLANE FOCUS ANTENNA - A plane focus antenna includes a plurality of stacking substrates. Each substrate has one side formed a periodic array plane consisting of a plurality of resonant coils and other side laid a metal wire formed in a periodic structure. The magnetic permeability of the stacking double split-ring resonators is negative and the electric permittivity of the metal wire is negative at the same time that can interact with electromagnetic waves to fabricate a negative refractive index material (NRIM) to form the plane focus antenna. By means of the special refractive effect of the NRIM receiving signals can be converged in a very small area to enhance the receiving signals. The plane antenna also does not generate distortion. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160719 | RADIO FREQUENCY IC DEVICE - A radio frequency IC device includes a radio frequency IC chip, a feeder circuit substrate, and a radiating plate. The feeder circuit substrate includes a feeder circuit that electrically connects to the radio IC chip and that includes a resonance circuit and/or a matching circuit including inductance elements. The feeder circuit substrate is bonded to the radiating plate, which radiates a transmission signal supplied from the feeder circuit and supplies a received signal to the feeder circuit. The inductance elements are arranged in spiral patterns wound in opposite directions and couple to each other in opposite phases. The radio frequency IC device is able to obtain a radio frequency IC device that is not susceptible to being affected by a usage environment, minimizes variations in radiation characteristics, and can be used in a wide frequency band. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160720 | UHF/VHF PLANAR ANTENNA DEVICE, NOTABLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A planar antenna device (AD) for a TV receiver (R) comprises i) a loop antenna (LA) comprising first (E | 2009-06-25 |
20090160721 | Hollow dielectric pipe polyrod antenna - A waveguide including: a first section including a first surface, a second surface, an upper wall, and a lower wall facing the upper wall; and a second section extending from the second surface; wherein the first section includes an upper ridge on the upper wall of the first section and a lower ridge on the lower wall of the first section, wherein the second section includes an upper conductor extending from a top portion of the second surface and a lower conductor extending from a lower portion of the second surface with a gap between the upper and lower conductors, wherein the upper conductor is electrically connected to the upper ridge, wherein the lower conductor is electrically connected to the lower ridge, and wherein the upper and lower conductors are adapted to propagate a wave and reduce discontinuity of the wave a connection between the first and second sections. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160722 | Antenna formed of multiple loops - A magnetic and/or magneto-electric antenna is provided that has a plurality of conducting loops. Two or more of the loops are driven by separate drivers. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160723 | Antenna formed of multiple resonant loops - A magnetic and/or magneto-electric antenna that has a plurality of conducting loops that each can be resonated at a frequency that is offset from the other loops to provide a composite band-pass response that is broader than that of the individual loops. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160724 | Polarization agile antenna - A compact polarization agile antenna includes a dual-orthogonal loop structure which is excited by a single RF feed ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160725 | Co-located transmit-receive antenna system - A transceiver antenna system comprising at least one solenoid receive antenna and at least one transmitting loop antenna, the at least one solenoid receive antenna being located with its axis in the plane of a transmitting loop antenna and located inside the loop. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160726 | ANTENNA MODULE AND A POSITIONING DEVICE THEREOF - An antenna module and a positioning device thereof. The antenna module includes a base, a frame, a plurality of antenna set and an antenna positioning device. The antenna positioning device includes a plurality of engaging sockets. Each of the antenna set has a back plate. Each of the engaging sockets has a back plate connecting portion and a frame connecting portion disposed at the back side of the back plate connecting portion, wherein the back plate connecting portion is connected to the back plate. The side of the frame has a plurality of connecting sections disposed corresponding to those frame connecting portions, wherein the edge of those connecting sections are connected with the frame. When those connecting sections are connected with those frame connecting portions, the frame connects each of those engaging sockets and assembles those back plates to form the antenna module. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160727 | EZ fit antenna base (top mount) - EZ fit antenna base (top mount) is an apparatus for securing an antenna to a surface, mainly a top surface, flat or cambered. Allowing for unlimited vertical adjustment for positioning of the antenna, with hollow construction to facilitate an internal cable run, A single hole mounting operation. A one nut securing process for effortless installation. A method of attaching an antenna or other object without the use of screws or bolts, and constructed in stainless steel, or other material. could be used with almost any standard antenna, the antenna could still be laid flat to pass under low structures, because of the one hole installation process it would minimize areas for water penetration, a beautiful streamline appearance and ease of manufacture. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160728 | UNCORRELATED ANTENNAS FORMED OF ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES - An uncorrelated RF antenna system ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160729 | ANTENNA ARRAY WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING - The object of the present invention is an antenna system comprising at least one first antenna and at least one second antenna, each comprising spaced-apart radiating elements aligned along the longitudinal axis of the antenna, the second antenna being disposed a short distance away from, and parallel to, the first antenna, characterized in that the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis passing through a radiating element of the first antenna is displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis with respect to the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis passing through the radiating element of the second antenna which is closest to it. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160730 | DUAL POLARISED RADIATING ELEMENT FOR CELLULAR BASE STATION ANTENNAS - The invention relates to a dual polarised radiating element ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160731 | METHOD FOR CLUSTERING DISPLAYS OF DISPLAY DEVICES - A method and system for clustering displays is disclosed. The method includes collecting clustering information of display devices. A profile is generated from the collected clustering information. A list of display configurations for the display devices is created based on the generated profile. A particular display configuration is selected from the created list of display configurations for clustering the displays. A display cluster is formed by clustering the displays of display devices in accordance with the selected display configuration and content is displayed on the display cluster. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160732 | Display System and Method of Restricting Operation in Same - A control section | 2009-06-25 |
20090160733 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a cabinet, a first display section connected to the cabinet, a first display control section, integrated in the cabinet, which executes display control of the first display section, a second display control section, integrated in the cabinet, which executes display control of a second display section which can be connected to the cabinet, an identifying section which identifies connection of the second display section, and an output section which, when it is judged by the identifying section that the second display section is connected to the cabinet, stops the output of signals from the first display control section, and outputs signals to the second display from the second display control section. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160734 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic apparatus is disclosed. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a shell, a first display module disposed on a first face of the shell, a second display module disposed on a second face of the shell, a detecting module, and a controlling module. The detecting module is used for detecting a first orientation and a second orientation of the portable electronic apparatus to determine an angle. Then, the controlling module compares the angle with a threshold angle and selectively controls the first displaying module to be in a first mode and the second displaying module to be in a second mode. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160735 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT TO A DISPLAY DEVICE - A system and method for distributing content to a display device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the display device comprises a processor that decodes visual content, a wireless interface that communicates with a wireless device associated with a viewer of the display device, and logic configured to receive information from the wireless device and purchase an item depicted on the display device for the viewer. In other embodiments, the method comprises receiving a request to broadcast content based, at least in part, on one or more variable metrics, monitoring a plurality of data sources that contain information related to the one or more variable metrics, and distributing the content to locations satisfying a relation utilizing the one or more variable metrics. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160736 | AUTOMOTIVE HEAD UP DISPLAY APPARATUS - A HUD apparatus for vehicles including a light source, a scanning unit for scanning light from the light source two-dimensionally, a screen to focus the scanned light on, and a projection unit for projecting the image on the screen. The apparatus further includes a moving mechanism for changing the position of the screen. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160737 | Head mounted display apparatus - A head-mounted display apparatus for a first external video source and a second external video source includes a support, an optical unit, a receiver, and a micro controller. The support is to be worn on a user's head. The optical unit displays video for the user. The receiver selectively receives video signals provided from the first external video source or the second external video source. The micro controller is electrically connected to the receiver for processing the signal to control the optical unit to display the video. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160738 | OPTICAL ARTICLE HAVING PROTECTIVE LAYER - Disclosed herein is an optical article including a multilayer optical film of alternating layers of first and second optical layers, wherein the first and second optical layers have refractive indices along at least one axis that differ by at least 0.04; and a protective layer disposed on an outer surface of the multilayer optical film, the protective layer having a thickness of less than about 0.5 um and including crosslinked hydroxylated polymer. The optical article may further include a microstructured layer disposed on an outer surface of the multilayer optical film opposite the protective layer. Also disclosed herein are a method of making the optical article and a display device including the optical article. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160739 | Plasma Display panel and plasma display - A technology for the four-electrode type PDP for preventing the lowering of luminance depending on the display load ratio due to the voltage drop at electrode by mitigating concentration of discharge timing. On a front substrate of a PDP ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160740 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY COMPENSATED ANALOG TRANSISTOR DRIVE SIGNAL - Apparatus for providing an analog drive transistor control signal to the gate electrode of a drive transistor in a drive circuit that applies current to an EL device, the drive circuit including a first supply electrode of the drive transistor and the EL device connected to a second supply electrode of the drive transistor, comprising a measuring circuit for measuring the current passing through the supply electrodes at different times to provide an aging signal representing variations in the characteristics of the drive transistor and EL device caused by operation of the drive transistor and EL device over time; a compensator for changing a linear code value in response to the aging signal to compensate for the variations in the characteristics of the drive transistor and EL device; and a linear source driver for producing the analog drive transistor control signal in response to the changed linear code value. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160741 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND TFT SUBSTRATE FOR CURRENT CONTROL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide an electro-optic apparatus which can directly control alternating current, output significantly high-frequency alternating current, stably output a large amount of power, and reduce manufacturing cost, as well as a TFT substrate for current control and the method for producing the same. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160742 | MEASUREMENT OF PIXEL CURRENT IN DISPLAY DEVICE - During image display, pixel current measurement for brightness irregularity correction is carried out. Display is carried out by sequentially writing pixel data in a horizontal direction to pixel sections that are arranged in a matrix shape. Horizontal power supply lines PVDD are arranged for each horizontal line, and power is supplied from these power supply lines to corresponding pixel sections. When carrying out measurement of pixel current by lighting pixel sections one at a time, a horizontal power supply line PVDD of a horizontal line to which the lit pixel belongs is connected to a power supply PVDDb by a switch, and other horizontal power supply lines PVDD are connected to PVDDa. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160743 | Self-luminous display device and driving method of the same - Disclosed herein is a self-luminous display device including: pixel circuits; and a drive circuit, wherein each of the pixel circuits includes a light-emitting diode, a drive transistor connected to a drive current path of the light-emitting diode, and a holding capacitor coupled to a control node of the drive transistor, during a period in which at least actual threshold voltage and mobility corrections are performed on the drive transistor before the light-emitting diode can emit light, the drive circuit performs a preliminary threshold voltage correction of the drive transistor, i.e., a dummy Vth correction, with the light-emitting diode in a non-light emitting state, the drive circuit next performs a correction preparation for a constant period by reverse-biasing the light-emitting diode and initializing the voltage held by the holding capacitor, and the drive circuit performs the actual threshold voltage correction and mobility correction after the correction preparation. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160744 | Light emitting device and display using the light emitting device, and method of driving the light emitting device - In a light emitting device, a display device using the light emitting device, and a method of driving the light emitting device, the light emitting device includes: a plurality of cathode electrodes, an anode electrode, and a cathode driver to generate a light emitting data signal corresponding to a predetermined grayscale. In addition, an anode current flowing through the anode electrode is detected, the anode current and a first reference current corresponding to the predetermined grayscale are compared, and the anode current is compensated according to the comparison result. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160745 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE HAVING CONTACT PROTRUSION BETWEEN TOP CHASSIS AND BOTTOM CHASSIS - A liquid crystal display module with a thermal passage between a bottom chassis and top chassis is presented. The liquid crystal display module includes a top chassis and a bottom chassis. The top chassis has an inwardly elongated contact protrusion on a lateral cover. The contact protrusion connects the lateral cover and a side wall of the bottom chassis. Here, near the contact protrusion, a light source of the liquid crystal display module is located, and at least a portion of the light source heat can migrate outside rather than being trapped inside of the liquid crystal module. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160746 | Light Valve Display Using Low Resolution Programmable Color Backlighting - A display comprises a front-end component having a matrix of neutral light valves that defines the resolution of the display. A backlight unit provides backlighting for the front-end component and has a plurality of individual elements grouped into repeat units, wherein the individual elements in the repeat units differ in color and the repeat units have a resolution less than the display resolution. All individual elements in individual repeat units are capable of simultaneously emitting light incident on more than one neutral light valve. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160747 | TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a transmissive liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel and a backlight, the liquid crystal panel has pixels each divided into four subpixels, namely red (R), green (G), blue (B), and white (W) subpixels. Further, the backlight is a white backlight whose light emission luminance is controllable. Furthermore, a color-saturation conversion section performs a color-saturation reduction process on a first input RGB input signal serving as an original input signal, and then a gamma-correction section performs a gamma-correction process on the first RGB input signal. An output signal generation section calculates transmittances and a backlight value in accordance with gamma-corrected RGB input signal obtained after the gamma-correction process has been performed by the gamma-correction section. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160748 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device, which is configured such that a liquid crystal layer is held between a pair of substrates, includes a scanning line which extends in a row direction of pixels, a signal line which extends in a column direction of the pixels, a pixel electrode which is disposed in association with each of the pixels and includes a slit, a first common electrode which is opposed to the pixel electrode via an interlayer insulation film, and a second common electrode which extends in parallel to the slit and is disposed adjacent to the pixel electrode in the same layer as the pixel electrode. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160749 | Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof - Disclosed herein are a liquid crystal display device which is capable of driving a liquid crystal using image signals supplied to two adjacent data lines, and a driving method thereof. The liquid crystal display device has a plurality of liquid crystal cells formed respectively in pixel areas defined by intersections of n gate lines and m data lines. Each of the liquid crystal cells includes a thin film transistor connected to any one of the gate lines and any one of two data lines adjacent respectively to left and right sides of a corresponding one of the liquid crystal cells, among the data lines, and a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor each formed between the other one of the two adjacent data lines and the thin film transistor. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160750 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DRIVER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD FOR IMPROVING BRIGHTNESS UNIFORMITY - The present invention discloses an LCD driver and LCD driving method for improving brightness uniformity, wherein a detection-count circuit is used to calculate a number of waiting voltage offsets of each one of data electrodes during a scanning period, convert the number of waiting voltage offsets into an offset time, shift a data electrode to an intermediate potential during the offset time, and shift the data electrode to a potential for a next piece of data after the offset time is completed. Thereby, the present invention can reduce LCD brightness non-uniformity and promote LCD quality. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160751 | Pixel design for active matrix display - A display pixel arrangement is provided in which the row electrode metal layer is between the pixel electrode layer and the metal layer defining the columns. In this way, it can be used to provide a shield between the pixel electrodes and the column lines, thereby reducing capacitive coupling between adjacent pixels, even if the pixel electrodes overlap the column lines. This improves the performance of digital to analogue conversion, particularly if charge sharing between columns is used. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160752 | Pixel array with reduced sensitivity to defects - An array of active pixels comprises rows of pixels and row select lines for selecting rows of pixels. Each active pixel comprises a buffer amplifier for buffering an output of a photo-sensitive element. An output of the buffer amplifier can be selectively put into a high impedance state, by control of the input of the buffer amplifier, when there is a defect in the row select line for that pixel. This allows other rows, which are defect-free, to remain operating as normal. A disable line can be provided for a row of pixels and each pixel can have a switch connected to the disable line. Alternatively, a first supply line powers a row of pixels. Each pixel comprises a reset switch connected between a photo-sensitive element and the first supply line for resetting the photo-sensitive element. The array is configured such that, in the event of a defect in a row select line, the first supply line is set to ground, or a low voltage, and the reset switch is turned on to put the buffer amplifier into the high impedance state. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160753 | DISPLAY DEVICE - When semi-amorphous TFTs are used for forming a signal line driver circuit and a pixel, a large amplitude is required for driving the pixel, and a large power supply voltage is thus needed. On the other hand, when a shift register is made up of transistors having a single conductivity, a bootstrap circuit is required, and a voltage over a power supply is applied to a specific element. Therefore, not both the driving amplitude and the reliability can be achieved with a single power supply. According to the invention, a level shifter having a single conductivity is provided to solve such a problem. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160754 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided with a color LCD panel having a plurality of pixels, an LCD driver for driving the respective pixels of the LCD panel based on R, G, and B signals, a backlight for illuminating the LCD panel, a light control section for controlling a brightness of the illumination by the backlight, and a gain control section for controlling gains of the R, G, and B signals by each color in accordance with the brightness of the illumination controlled by the light control section. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160755 | POWER-APPLYING MODULE, BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A power-applying module includes a substrate, a voltage transformer, a voltage-applying pattern, a voltage induction pattern, and a protection part. The voltage transformer is disposed on the substrate. The voltage-applying pattern is formed at an end portion of the substrate and is electrically connected to the voltage transformer to apply a driving voltage to a lamp. The voltage induction pattern is formed on the substrate adjacent to the voltage-applying pattern, and is spaced apart from the voltage-applying pattern to sense an induced voltage corresponding to the driving voltage. The induced voltage is induced by the voltage-applying pattern. The protection part detects the induced voltage to control the driving voltage output by the voltage transformer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160756 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A BACKLIGHT - A display device comprises an image display unit ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160757 | Intra-pixel illumination system - Methods and systems are disclosed to provide intra-pixel illumination to a modulating display panel, where regions of a pixel are provided incident light with controlled intensity and color at different periods of the panel's addressing cycle. This can lead to increased resolution beyond that intrinsic to the panel's physical make up, providing an enhanced resolution 2D panel, as well as a high resolution panel suitable for autostereoscopic purposes when used with a further lens array. For example, when the left hand side of all pixels are illuminated in one frame creating an image, and the right hand side of the pixels are illuminated within a second frame creating a further image, then the combined image, assuming temporal averaging, is twice the native resolution. Despite the temporal trade off, the eye's tolerance to local variation of color and intensity makes this feasible with realistic addressing periods. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160758 | SURFACE LIGHTING DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A surface lighting device has one single light source and a light-guide-board. The board includes a light-guiding-section and a light-emitting-section. A shorter side of the light-guiding-section is not more than 8 mm, and an area of the light-emitting-section is not less than 500 mm2. The light-emitting-section has the following features: (1) a ratio of min. luminance vs. max. luminance of is not less than 0.3; (2) an average luminance ranges from 1 cd/m | 2009-06-25 |
20090160759 | MOVING PARTICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A moving particle display device comprises an array of rows and columns of display pixels ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160760 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PRESENTER - A multi-functional presenter includes a case, a control unit in the case, an operating unit on the case and connected to the control unit, a pointer unit connected to the control unit, a bidirectional wireless communication unit connected to the control unit and linked with an external electronic device, a voice receiving unit connected to the control unit for receiving voice signals, a reminding unit connected to the control unit for receiving a warning signal from the external electronic device and giving a reminder to a user, and a power supply unit connected to the control unit. With the voice receiving unit and the bidirectional wireless communication unit, the multi-functional presenter performs not only the functions of paging up/down, pointing images, giving the user a reminder, etc., but also enables on-site voice recording and storing the recorded voice signals on the external electronic device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160761 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FIRST INPUT COMPONENT AND SECOND TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT COMPONENT - A handheld electronic device includes a housing having a surface; a first input component having input members disposed external to the surface; a second touch sensitive input component disposed about the input members, the touch sensitive input component being separate and distinct from the input members and the first input component and being structured to provide one of: a contact point with respect to the surface responsive to actuation of a first number of the input members, and a number of responses responsive to actuation of a second number of the input members. A processor cooperates with the first input component and the touch sensitive input component to determine if a plurality of the input members are actuated contemporaneously and to output a representation of a single one of the input members based upon one of: the contact point, and the number of responses. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160762 | User input device with expanded functionality - The present invention can include systems and methods for expanding the functionality of user input devices. In particular, the present invention can expand the functionality of user input devices by changing the functions assigned to hardwired user input mechanisms responsive to user actuation of a function-change user input mechanism and/or responsive to automatic detection of an application change. Each hardwired user input mechanism can have an associated function indicator that visually indicates the function assigned to the hardwired user input mechanism. The present invention also can change the function indicated by the function indicators when there is a change in the functions assigned to the hardwired user input mechanisms. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160763 | Haptic Response Apparatus for an Electronic Device - A user input for an electronic device includes a haptic feedback layer ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160764 | Remote Control System - A remote control system, comprising a hand-operated remote control device and a control menu present in a display unit. Picking up the remote control device by hand activates a motion or position or push-button controlled user interface in the display unit. The remote control device is provided with an identification feature for its pick-up by hand, which activates the control menu and/or the remote control device. The motional and/or positional handling of the remote control device enables controlling the display unit's menus included in the user interface. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160765 | INPUTTING UNIT, INPUTTING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - According to one embodiment, an inputting unit for inputting a first control instruction to change a display status of a screen, includes: an acceleration acquiring section configured to acquire an acceleration applied to the inputting unit; an acceleration determining section configured to output a first signal when the acceleration exceeds a certain numerical value; a user's instruction acquiring section configured to allow a user to input a second signal at the inputting unit at any point of time; and a focus change determining section configured to output a second control instruction to move a focus in the screen when the first signal and the second signal are input. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160766 | COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE - A coordinate input device includes an operation unit that is provided so as to be operated, strain sensors that output data corresponding to an operation amount of the operation unit, and a control unit. The control unit performs the count corresponding to the increase or decrease of speed data that is obtained by converting data sequentially output from the strain sensors, and generates counted count values or coordinate data calculated from the count values. The control unit calculates a moving average value from the count values that are sequentially output every predetermined time. When the moving average value satisfies predetermined conditions, the control unit regards that the operation of the operation unit is cancelled, and stops the output of the coordinate data or outputs 0 as the count value. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160767 | Systems and Methods of Camera-Based Fingertip Tracking - Systems and methods for camera-based fingertip tracking are disclosed. One such method includes identifying at least one location of a fingertip in at least one of the video frames, and mapping the location to a user input based on the location of the fingertip relative to a virtual user input device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160768 | Enhanced Presentation Capabilities Using a Pointer Implement - Providing enhanced presentation capabilities using a pointer implement. In an embodiment, a user operates a key on a pointer implement to cause the pointer implement to capture the display image on a screen and send the captured image frame to a digital processing system. The digital processing system examines the image frame to determine the location of a beam spot caused by the pointer implement, which can be used as a basis for several user features. For example, a user may cause the digital processing system to draw a line on the screen or use the pointer implement as a mouse as well. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160769 | Input Mechanism for Handheld Electronic Communication Device - A handheld electronic communication device features an optically based user input device and navigation tool. In one embodiment, the optically based user input device features a translucent domed lens and a light source to illuminate a user's finger as the user slides his finger over the domed lens. In another embodiment, the optically based user input device features a translucent ball that the user rotates. In both embodiments, optical means are used to measure movement of the user's finger and translate that movement into a navigational command to the handheld electronic communication device. The optically based user input device is further configured such that an entry command is entered by depressing the optically based user input device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160770 | Haptic Interface Device and Actuator Assembly Providing Linear Haptic Sensations - An interface device and method providing haptic sensations to a user. A user physically contacts a housing of the interface device, and a sensor device detects the manipulation of the interface device by the user. An actuator assembly includes an actuator that provides output forces to the user as haptic sensations. In one embodiment, the actuator outputs a rotary force, and a flexure coupled to the actuator moves an inertial mass and/or a contact member. The flexure can be a unitary member that includes flex joints allowing a portion of the flexure to be linearly moved. The flexure can converts rotary force output by the actuator to linear motion, where the linear motion causes a force that is transmitted to the user. In another embodiment, the actuator outputs a force, and a mechanism coupling the actuator to the device housing uses the force to move the actuator with respect to the device housing. The actuator acts as an inertial mass when in motion to provide an inertial force that can be transmitted to the user. The mechanism can be a flexure including at least one flex joint or a mechanism with bearings. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160771 | GENERATING AUDIO SIGNALS BASED ON INPUT DEVICE POSITION - A computer input device and computer system are provided that determine if the input device is at an edge of a pattern on a working surface based on an image of the working surface captured by the input device. An audio control message is generated based on the input device being positioned on the edge of the pattern and the audio control message is used to cause a speaker to generate an audio signal. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160772 | DIFFUSE OPTICS IN AN OPTICAL MOUSE - Embodiments of diffuse optics in an optical mouse are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical mouse comprises a light source configured to emit light toward a tracking surface, an image sensor, an optical diffuser disposed optically upstream of the tracking surface and configured to diffuse light from the light source that illuminates the tracking surface, and a controller configured to receive image data from the image sensor and to identify a tracking feature in the image data. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160773 | OPTICAL MOUSE - Various embodiments of optical mice are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a light source configured to emit light having a wavelength in or near a blue region of a visible light spectrum toward a tracking surface at an oblique angle to the tracking surface, an image sensor positioned to detect non-specular reflection of the light from the tracking surface, and one or more lenses configured to form a focused image of the tracking surface on the image sensor at the wavelength in or near the blue region of the visible light spectrum emitted by the light source. Further, the optical mouse comprises a controller configured to receive image data from the image sensor and to identify a tracking feature in the image data. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160774 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A displacement detection method includes the steps of: capturing a first image and a second image, and obtaining a displacement variation according to the first and the second images; comparing the displacement variation with at least one threshold value; and adaptively adjusting a displacement sensitivity outputted from a displacement detection apparatus according a comparison result of comparing the displacement variation with the threshold value. The present invention further provides a displacement detection apparatus. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160775 | TRACKBALL INPUT FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device that includes a display screen located above a trackball-based user input device is disclosed. At least one sensor is operatively associated with the trackball and configured to sense motion induced in the trackball when the trackball is rotated by substantially circular motion applied about an exposed portion of the trackball. The sensor is further configured to output electronic data representative of the sensed induced trackball motion. A microprocessor receives the output electronic data from the at least one sensor as input data and processes the input data into cursor guidance instructions. These cursor guidance instructions are outputted to the display screen and affect one-dimensional, substantially continuous cursor movement on the display screen in correspondence with the sensed trackball motion. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160776 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hand-held electronic device being held by a user with a single hand for dialing or with both hands for inputting characters includes a body, a keyboard, two sensors respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the body, and a backlight source. The keyboard has keys forming a region marked with a QWERTY keyboard and a region overlapping the above region and marked with a phone keypad. The sensors detect whether the body is held by a single hand on one side or by both hands on two sides and let the backlight source light up the region marked with the phone keypad on the keyboard when the body is held by a single hand. Thus, the region marked with the phone keypad is highlighted out of the QWERTY keyboard, so it is easy for the user to identify the key numbers and dial quickly. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160777 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device has various functions such as mobile communication, multimedia entertainment, and data processing. The device includes a main body installed with two keyboards and two slide rails, and two sub-bodies respectively equipped with a display. The sub-bodies are pivoted to each other and rotate through a shaft, and slide along slide rails through connecting members on the main body respectively. Therefore, the sub-bodies can be lifted relative to the main body through the shaft and the connecting members, so as to be optionally drawn close to the main body with the two displays facing the same direction, or to stand on the main body with the two displays facing opposite directions. Therefore, two different operating modes are achieved. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160778 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING VARIABLE NUMBERS OF TACTILE INPUTS - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for using varying numbers of tactile inputs to manipulate different features of an electronic device. In particular, varying numbers of tactile inputs resulting from a user touching the electronic device touchscreen or touchpad may be used in order to adjust the speed of movement of an image displayed on the electronic device. Varying numbers of tactile inputs may likewise be used to adjust in various manners an adjustable feature represented by an icon displayed on the electronic device display screen. Finally, varying numbers of tactile inputs may further be used in order to unlock an electronic device in a secure, yet simple, manner. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160779 | Emulating A Keyboard On A Touch Screen Monitor Of A Computer System - Methods, apparatus, and products for emulating a keyboard on a touch screen monitor of a computer system are described that include displaying on the touch screen monitor through an on-screen display (‘OSD’) module of the touch screen monitor a merged image comprising a graphics display image from a video adapter of the computer system and a keyboard image; receiving, by a touch screen module, an input on the merged image displayed on the touch screen monitor; determining, by the touch screen module, whether the input is a keyboard keystroke; if the input is a keyboard keystroke: converting, by the touch screen module, the input to a keyboard keystroke in a native keyboard format; and sending, by the touch screen module, the converted keyboard keystroke in the native keyboard format to a keyboard input adapter of the computer system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160780 | SELF-HEALING AND DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN - A method, system, and computer program product for determining a level of cleanliness of a multi-touch screen display, characterizing objects that make contact with the screen, and initiating a specific maintenance action on the screen, based on screen cleanliness and the object(s) characterization(s). A screen diagnostic and maintenance (SDM) utility initiates a number of procedures to determine the type of object(s) and a set of characteristics of object(s) that make contact with the touch screen. Based on the results of the procedures, the SDM utility characterizes/identifies the object(s). In addition, the SDM utility initiates maintenance screen check(s) based on information stored in maintenance configuration file(s). Based on the results of the maintenance check(s), configuration file(s) data and type and characterization of the object(s) that have made contact with the screen, the SDM utility determines the type of maintenance that is performed and the timing/schedule of the maintenance action(s). | 2009-06-25 |
20090160781 | LATERAL PRESSURE SENSORS FOR TOUCH SCREENS - An interactive touch screen and method of manipulating an image on an interactive touch screen. The device includes a user interface screen, an interactive image in the user interface screen, at least one pressure sensor positioned adjacent a periphery of the user interface screen, and a pressure sensitive widget responsive to pressure in a direction of said at least one pressure sensor for manipulating the image in a direction of applied pressure. The method includes providing at least one pressure sensor adjacent a periphery of the interactive touch screen, providing a widget in the interactive touch screen without obscuring the image, applying directional pressure to the widget for activating at least one sensor and without sliding the widget in the interactive touch screen, and moving the image in a direction of applied pressure. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160782 | TRANSLUCENT TOUCH SCREEN DEVICES INCLUDING LOW RESISTIVE MESH - The disclosed translucent or semi-transparent touch screen device includes a mesh composed of a low resistive material and method for forming a touch screen and applying components to the touch screen according to a heat based process. The low resistivity of the mesh beneficially allows pattern traces a small width, and therefore allows more touch zones per specified area than previously available. The disclosed semi-transparent touch screen device may incorporated into a mobile communication device such as a clam shell form factor device with a flip is configured so that an adjacent main display screen is visible through the touch screen device. Input received by the touch screen device is responsive to indicia displayed on the display screen. Since the disclosed touch screen may include many touch zones, beneficially the functionality of the device in the closed position is improved over previous semi-transparent touch screens. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160783 | TRANSLUCENT TOUCH SCREENS INCLUDING INVISIBLE ELECRONITC COMPONENT CONNECTIONS - Disclosed is a touch screen of semi-transparent mesh that may be utilized by, for example, a mobile communication device. The mesh may be utilized for both a touch screen and an electrical circuit for an electronic component attached to it. That is, the mesh may be in part a touch screen, and in part an electrical circuit. The touch surface includes mesh composed of a conductive material configured to provide input signals from activation points of the touch surface to the control circuit of the device. The mesh of a conductive material also includes an electrical circuit configured to provide audio signals from the control circuit of the device to the speaker. Since the disclosed semi-transparent mesh acts an electrical circuit, artwork to hide electrical circuits from the electronic component to the controller is not necessary. A switchable ground eliminates interference between the touch screen and the electrical circuit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160784 | COMPUTER AND SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A RF module generates a high-frequency transmission signal. An inclination sensor detects an inclination of a computer to detect that an antenna is set in a state where the antenna may come close to a user's body. A mode sensor detects that a first housing unit is closed by facing other main plane of a first housing unit and one main plane of the second housing unit. A control circuit generates a switching signal when a detection signal is not less than a predetermined level, in a case where the mode sensor detects that the first housing unit is closed by facing other main plane of the first housing unit and one main plane of the second housing unit, and concurrently where the antenna is set in the state where the antenna may come close to a user's body. A switching circuit outputs, to the antenna, the high-frequency transmission signal after relatively attenuating the high-frequency transmission signal in comparison with the high-frequency transmission signal in the case where the switching signal is not inputted, in a case where the switching signal is inputted to the switching circuit from the control circuit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160785 | USER INTERFACE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED TEXT INPUT - A user interface module for a device having a touch display arranged with virtual keys and at least one first area. The device is adapted to execute at least one application adapted to receive text input and the touch display is arranged to display content associated with the application. The touch display is also arranged to display a text input area upon activation of the application's receiving of text input. The text input area, at least partially, overlaps the at least one first area. The touch display is also arranged to display the content being displayed in the first area as shaded and arranged to display text input received through the text input area clearly. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160786 | TOUCH CONTROL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A digital media apparatus includes display provided in a display housing. The apparatus include an electronic image display having an image display region. A mat material surrounds the display region, the mat material having a first side and a second side. A transparent cover material overlies the display region and the mat material, the cover material positioned on the first side of the mat material. A touch sensor array is in contact with the mat material on the second side of the mat material. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160787 | NEGATIVE PIXEL COMPENSATION - Compensation of pixels that generate erroneous readings (so-called “negative pixels”), produced when multiple touch events are generated by the same poorly grounded object on a touch sensor panel is disclosed. To minimize negative pixels, a thicker cover material and/or a lower dielectric constant can be used. Alternatively, narrower drive and sense lines can be employed. To compensate for negative pixels, a predicted negative pixel value can be computed as an indicator of pixels that are likely to be distorted. The negative pixel value for any particular pixel can be computing by summing up the touch output values for pixels in the drive line of that pixel, summing up the touch output values for pixels in the sense line of that pixel, and then multiplying these two sums. The predicted negative pixel value is added to the measured touch output value for the pixel to compensate for artificially negative readings. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160788 | Adaptive non-contact testing method for touch panel - An adaptive non-contact testing method is provided for testing a touch panel, wherein an air nozzle generates an air jet toward a selected position on a touch panel under testing to cause the touch panel to generate a touch signal. A testing system receives the touch signal generated by the touch panel and compares the received touch signal with a preset touch-signal reference level. When the received touch signal is smaller than the preset touch-signal reference level, the height distance between the air nozzle and the touch panel is reduced or the pressure of the air jet from the air nozzle is varied to realize adaptive testing of the touch panel. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160789 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE INDUCTIVE DETECTOR FOR USE IN USER INTERFACES - An apparatus for user interfaces is described to measure inductively the deformation of a body ( | 2009-06-25 |